52 THE COMMONER BUTTERFLIES. 



sphere: dorsal shield inconspicuous 

 except sometimes at hinder edge. 

 d\ Head as seen from in front angulated at upper 



outer corners ; hairs of head simple. 



51. TlianaoH. 

 d^ Head regularly rounded at upper outer corners; 



hairs of head branching. 

 e\ None of the hairs on abdominal segments 

 longer than the shorter sections of 



those segments 52. Pliolisora. 



e\ Among the hairs on abdominal segments are 

 some serially arranged which are 

 much longer than the sections of 



those segments 53, Ilesperia, 



B^ Body very elongated ; upper half of head as seen 



from in front tapering above. 



(Tribe Smaller Skippers.) 

 c\ Head pyramidal, much higher than broad, the 



front facing upward when at rest. 



54. Ancyloxipha. 

 c\ Head more or less rounded, the front facing for- 

 ward when at rest. 



[The further analysis of the genera of Smaller Skippers 

 can hardly be attempted with our present slight informa- 

 tion about them.] 



